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'Batman' cosplayer becomes real hero for little boy

A black man’s decision to dress as Batman despite the superhero’s historically white representation has led to a touching encounter with a young boy.

In a post to Facebook earlier this month, Georgia man Charles Conley described attending the fantasy and science-fiction convention Dragon Con in his Dark Knight cosplay outfit back in September.

He said he was walking around when he happened across a little “person of colour” who also happened to be in a Batman costume. The boy, while initially intimidated by Mr Conley, nevertheless approached, sharing a high-five.

“He told me he wanted to ask me something, so still kneeling I leaned in with my ear,” Mr Conley wrote.

“‘Batman,’ he said timidly, ‘you're brown, just like me! Does that mean that I can be a real superhero someday too? I don't see a lot of brown superheroes’.”

Mr Conley said he was so moved by this question he removed his Batman cowl to reveal his face, assuring the boy he “could be any superhero you want to be and don’t ever let anyone tell you different”.

“Being a brown superhero is a very special thing and I know you're going to make a great one,” Mr Conley said.